The Galactic Brawl
Disclaimer: I don't own Super Smash Bros.
Shinobi-dono: Wow, I didn't expect to get this many reviews on the first chapter. Thank you all! Surprisingly enough, I managed to get some extra time to write the second chapter, so rather than having to wait two weeks, you only had to wait one. Here, as promised, is Chapter Two!
The two princesses walked side by side along one of the ship's corridors, their dresses billowing gently with every step. Since they had left the Mushroom Kingdom for their next destination, Peach had grown quite interested in seeing all there was to see on the Great Fox, so naturally Princess Zelda had chosen to accompany her and lead her through the hallways and corridors. Both the Mario Brothers as well as Bowser had gone off to see other parts of the vessel, led by other members of the crew.
"It's incredible…" Peach commented suddenly, staring out one of the windows they passed to see the space and stars. "I mean, the last time I was in space, I had been kidnapped and my castle pulled into space by a fleet of ships. Without having that on my shoulders, traveling through space seems so much more amazing…".
Zelda raised a brow questioningly, intrigued by the comment about space. "So it was you that Rosalina was referring to? She mentioned a plumber in red along with a brother of his in green, but we didn't have the chance to get to any specifics when we spoke".
"Yes, I am. I remember you also mentioned Rosalina before when we were in the meeting room – When did you meet her? I didn't know she spoke with others so much – not that she is a recluse, of course" Peach questioned, likewise as intrigued that Zelda knew one of her friends.
"It was by pure chance. As we flew through space, we almost collided by accident and both of us stopped in order to avoid crashing. She asked if we were alright and we proceeded to talk. However, when we detected an X-Naut ship nearing your world, we had to leave in a rush" she answered.
"Ah" the blonde Princess responded, her thoughts returning to the ship they were flying on. No matter how much she thought about it, the image of flying through the depths of space was nothing short of spectacular in her round, blue eyes. But of course, she was not the only one – though Zelda remained outwardly calm and composed, the thought of travel through space still excited her – after all, her own world was nowhere close to the incredible technology aboard the ship. It was a new experience for her like no other. Still, another thought lingered in her mind and she simply had to mention it aloud.
"You're surprisingly calm about this" Zelda remarked, staring at the fellow Princess with a curious interest. "When I had to leave my Kingdom, I felt nervous despite the Triforce of Wisdom telling me it was the right thing to do".
"Well, it is kind of nerve-wracking" she admitted, making no attempt to hide her thoughts on the situation. "But if I fretted over every little thing, I would get nothing done, would I? Not to mention, they are after us. The Mushroom Kingdom, at the very least, is safe enough for the time being".
Zelda was, quite rightly, impressed by her will. Clearly they had made a good choice in saving these people from the X-Nauts when they did. Passing by one of the windows, she stared out into the expansive darkness that was space, where numerous far-off twinkles of starlight shone. She was briefly reminded of the rest of the group, though she didn't bother making these thoughts vocal. Turning her head back to look at the blonde princess, raising a brow as she begun to ask.
"Is there anywhere you would like to see on the ship?" she posed the question to Peach, who continued to walk alongside her in thought, pondering the question in her head for the moment. The corners of her lips curled before she looked back to Zelda, her face beaming as always.
"Well, I would like to see my sleeping chambers, but before that, I feel a bit famished. Is the kitchen nearby?" she asked politely, befitting her nature. The bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom nodded and proceeded to quicken her pace the slightest bit, leading the way ahead to the kitchen. Peach beamed again as she too quickened her pace a little bit, following after her before she mouthed a word of thanks.
"Bwa ha ha ha ha! Why haven't they got this back on our world?" Bowser laughed as his eyes rested on the screen before him, his hands working the small controller he had. His vehicle zoomed along the track at breakneck speeds, swerving around the traps laid in his path. Needless to say, the King of Koopas quite enjoyed his new video game, finding it to be one of the most exciting things he'd seen in the past while.
"So you like it, huh? They have loads of cool stuff on this ship – video games, a hangar for the smaller ships, racing simulators – everything you could want!" the man in blue on the couch beside him exclaimed, smirking to himself. As it was, Captain Falcon and the King of Koopas had gotten along surprisingly well together. "Say, those guys in the red don't seem to like you too much – any reason for that, or…?" he asked curiously, folding his arms in front of him.
"Bah! Those Mario Brothers have always been a thorn in my side! I decide to stroll into the Mushroom Kingdom, they show up and fight me! I go on holiday to Isle Delfino and there they are, ruining my holiday! I go on an interesting tour of space and there they are again, ruining everything! And that's only the tip of the iceberg! I swear, they never gave Donkey Kong this much hassle…" he moaned, bitterly recounting the times the Mario Brothers had supposedly picked on him.
"Geez, are you serious? They sound really horrible – why the hell does that cute Peach girl hang around them, then?" the captain asked, clueless. His eyes seemed to widen in astonishment when Bowser told him all about the Mario Brothers' escapades, almost in disbelief.
"Oh, now here's the real kicker! A while back, Peach used to be my girl – we'd go out, see movies, all that crap, but then that Mario… Jealous of my relationship with her, he got a hypnotist to hypnotize her into thinking he was her boyfriend and not me! And ever since he's been rubbing it in my face! I've tried to take her back, but each time I try to break the hypnosis, those two show up and steal her away from me!" his melodramatics was complete as he slumped over, hands over his face as though crying at the thought.
"Now, there may never be a chance to get her back! Everything seems hopeless!" Bowser cried theatrically. However, as a hand was placed on his shoulder, he turned his head to see the captain standing tall and proud.
"Never give up! If a man has wronged you, you should never hesitate to dish out justice!" he declared, taking his hand off of his shoulder and pointing upwards. "I assure you, there is nothing greater or sweeter than winning over the girl you love, and there is nothing worse than seeing her get stolen away from you! I, Captain Falcon, shall show you the way!" he announced proudly, not a hint of sarcasm in his voice. Staring up awestruck for a moment, Bowser only managed to notice something after a few moments of silence.
"You sound a little too passionate, you know… Like this is something personal…" he muttered, looking at the captain questioningly.
"… Well, I'm sure you understand, I mean, you know that Samus girl, right? Ever since I first saw her, I kind of… You know…" he explained vaguely, though Bowser understood it all perfectly, nodding slowly with the dawn of realization at what he was getting at.
"Regardless!" he interrupted the brief silence. "I assure you, two guys like us – so long as we remain determined, we can conquer anything!".
"Yeah!" Bowser agreed, feeling a little more than pumped up to engage in his next plot to capture the Princess.
"Even if all those guys are going to stand in our way, we'll persevere!"
"Yeah!!"
"And – Oh, looks like you just lost the race" Falcon remarked, looking at the large television screen.
"YEA- Oh, bugger" Bowser muttered dully, his falling as he looked at the screen and the big 'LAST PLACE' spread across it. He really needed to pay a little more attention.
The arrow soared through the air, piercing the target through the center as it hit. Tugging at the bristles along the end, a gloved hand whipped out the next one, managing to fluidly notch the arrow and aim whilst pulling back, before letting it fly and pierce the target again just above the first arrow. The green-capped archer smiled happily at this development, before turning to see his new friend in the range next to him.
Said friend thrust his palm forwards, a shot of flame firing out from the center and crossing the distance, hitting the target dead-on and setting it aflame. Grinning behind his moustache, he was proud to say his aim was spot-on for a distance of fifty feet so far. After the meeting in the meeting room, the group had split up, with Fox and Falco heading back over to the bridge, while Peach had gone off with Zelda and Bowser with Captain Falcon. Although Samus had gone off on her own, he and his brother had decided to stay with the green-capped swordsman Link, who had proven himself to be very adept and not just skilled with a sword.
"You're doing pretty good. You catch on really quickly!" he complimented the plumber, lowering his bow as he turned towards him. "I guess saving you guys was definitely a big plus – We need all the strong people we can get, after all".
"I could say-a the same for you. You're-a pretty good with the bow-a" Mario replied in kind, recognizing his archery skills. "By the way, you said your-a name was Link, right?" he asked to be sure, earning a quick nod from the taller teen.
"Yes, I'm Link, of Hyrule. Zelda, who you saw earlier, is the Princess of Hyrule" he explained for the plumber whilst he brushed a blonde bang back from his face. The plumber nodded, folding his arms in front of him.
"So you know-a the Princess well?" Mario asked, raising a brow inquisitively. He had already mentioned himself to Link as a member of the Mushroom Kingdom and a friend of Princess Peach, which had attracted his attention. As a result, Mario figured that maybe the same was for him.
"Ah, yes, sort of. For a long time I wouldn't have even gotten close to her, since I was just a common farm boy in Ordon Village. Although now we get along well, I guess. It's kind of weird how it all happened – my village was attacked, a sort of weird realm took the forest and this appeared on my hand-" he mentioned, pulling off the brown glove on his left hand to reveal a strange marking – three black triangles arranged in a triangle shape on the back of his hand. Mario stared interestedly at the strange marking.
"Zelda mentioned that it means I have the Triforce of Courage – Although, I don't really get the specifics. All I know is that it allowed me to keep a proper form in the Twilight Realm" he explained, earning the brother in green's attention as he walked towards them with cans of soda in his hands, purchased from a vending machine nearby ("Vending machines? But this is there ship, isn't it?" Mario had asked. "Best not question it – I'm sure the readers won't care" Link had replied.).
"Twilight Realm?" Luigi spoke up, a little put off by the name. Something about the name 'Twilight Realm' really didn't agree with him. It made him imagine strange, dark things like evil vampires and heartless, shadowy figures, but then that was most likely just his near-constant paranoia setting in. Link, easily seeing this paranoia in his voice and expression, shook his head in an attempt to clear his head of these thoughts.
"It's nothing bad – Although, it was created to imprison a dark tribe at first. For a while, the inhabitants were turned into dark beasts, but I saved Zelda and we managed to fix everything up, so they're not a problem anymore" he explained, which succeeded in calming Luigi down. Smiling politely, he proceeded to continue with his explanation of the realm.
"At that stage though, they were led by this guy in a strange helmet named Zant, who in turn was actually being manipulated by Ganondorf. However, Ganondorf was defeated and the real ruler of the Twilight Realm took her place as the Twilight Princess. Although, unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to introduce you guys" he admitted, scratching the back of his head.
"It's-a funny, for a while I thought I was-a the only one running around saving Princesses from monsters" Mario joked, earning a chuckle from both men in green. "I suppose-a you go running around in-a dangerous dungeons too, hmm?".
"Haha, when the Princess was kidnapped by Zant and Ganondorf, I must've run around half a dozen dungeons at least trying to get all these important things" he remarked, laughing a little as he remembered all the puzzles and traps laid throughout the dungeons he had gone through. It was a shame though – the simple rubik's cubes on the ship weren't nearly as fun to solve, despite how astonished Falco seemed to be by it half the time.
"If I didn't know-a any better, I'd-a say you two were brothers" Luigi poked fun, earning amused laughter from the pair in red and green. However, the laughter would not last as it was abruptly interrupted when the intercom suddenly sprung to life.
"Guys, get off your asses and meet us on the bridge!" Falco snapped over the intercom, his tone a little more serious than usual. "We've found some of the X-Nauts on radar near Hyrule!".
Instantly both plumbers looked towards Link, watching as the normally laid-back teen took on a sterner look, brows furrowing and mouth remaining shut in a straight line before he quickly ran on ahead through the doors, rushing to the bridge. Following suit, the two immediately ran after him.
Bursting through the doors into the bridge, Mario, Luigi and Link managed to stop themselves as the doors shut behind them, seeing that everyone from Zelda and Bowser to Samus had arrived. Fox and Falco both stood at one end, near the large windows where they could see a large planet in the distance ahead. Mario and Luigi realized immediately that it must have been the world Hyrule was on. Looking over, they could see Zelda's concerned look as she stared at the orb in the space ahead.
"We've managed to detect an X-Naut ship in the area – we have no idea what its doing here, but it's worth checking out. Maybe we can find out more about what these guys are after" Fox told them sternly. "Using a map Zelda and Link have provided, we've managed to figure out their location – they're in the Eastern Hyrule field, in the Eldin Province" he stated, causing Link's eyes to widen.
"That's near Kakariko Village!" he exclaimed. "And Kakariko Village is at the base of Death Mountain, where the Gorons keep their mines – What if they're using the natural resources their for themselves?".
"Link has a point – I can certainly see the advantages to taking Eldin Province. However, I doubt that the mines alone are their reason for showing up in our world. There must be something else they are trying to find in Hyrule" Zelda commented, keen as always. Fox nodded in agreement with her opinion – there had to be something big attracting them to the area.
"Ha! I don't need a reason – I'll just clobber them all and that'll be that!" Bowser boasted, Captain Falcon seemingly agreeing with him as he nodded affirmatively.
"Hey, hey – I'm all for running in and beating up whoever, but we gotta be more clever than that. Why waste time just running in whenever these guys make a move and kick their asses?" Falco responded coolly. "If we stop by, take a look at what their doing and get a little info, we'll know exactly what they're looking for and everything will go a little bit smoother for us in the future, since we'll know exactly what they're after".
"You're surprisingly insightful" Fox muttered, earning a little smirk from the blue bird.
"What can I say? It must be in my blood".
"So, who's going to the surface?" Samus spoke up finally, earning everyone's attention for the moment. Fox was quick to answer her, unfolding his arms and pointing towards both of the Hylians in the room.
"Zelda and Link will have to go as guides, since they know the region best out of all of us" he explained, both Hylians giving an affirmative nod. "I've decided that Mario, Luigi and Peach will need a little experience working with us, so I want them to go along".
Mario, ready as always, simply accepted the mission with no problem, although Luigi remained a little bit panicky nonetheless. Regardless, both realized that that it was essential for them to go ahead. Peach, of course, had no problems with going with them.
"Bowser and Samus will be going with them to serve as the main attacking force, since the both of you are very tough" Fox added, causing the large Koopa to grin while Samus simply accepted the mission with a barely noticeable nod. Pointing to the back, the doors slid open again for all to depart. "We'll drop you off in Eldin Field – if you need us, Samus can contact us via her helmet".
With that the group set off, ready to head into the Kingdom of Hyrule.
Shinobi-dono: Alright, there you go! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! And please, review!